Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-17
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Special Correspondence Of Geseste and journal
Down, March li.--Assemblyman Taylor
Introduce IL on Monday. AS before stated,
IL ID Peninsular Fruit Exchange measure
and the lines Of the exchange between
wyoming. Camden, Dover, Clayton and
smvrna are TO be taken, at such valuation
As the board Of directors Of the new Della
ware Telephone Company may NJ on, a.
subacription to 80 much of the capital
stock. The stock is to be 90 900, In shares
OF @25 each, with power of increase 70 |
1900 600, and the company 10 TO- 80 into
operatlon when 90, 800 mas been subscribed
for, The commissioners TO receive SUD
scrlptions are Jacob q. Brown, John Wesley
Taylor, Abram Brown, ALBERT L. HUDSON
Edward d. Burton, George W. Whitaker,
Wilbur a. Burnite, Edward III. Stevenson,
Edgar II. Bancroft, Wilson N. Brown and
Obas, Parker. The second section OF the Dill
coutemplatea the making, using and main
tanning of telephone lines and connections
or lines for the transaction OF any business
in which electricity may be applied 70 any
useful purpose throughout the State OF Dei-
aware. with the usual other charter privt-
leges. The business OF the company Is to be
managed by nine directors, elected annually
al Dover on the second Tuesday OF January,
VINO shall all bs stockholders and majority
Of whom shall be citizens Of Delaware. The
directors shall exercise all the powers per-
| taining to making, selling and maintaining
| al telephone and other electric lines and TO
| fixing rates and charges for the use oil said
i llnee. with the proviso that the lines shall
| be open to the public, without discrimina-
| ton In favor OF or against any person or
| persons, and that the rates and charges Tor
| using the same shall be fair and reasonable.
/ The company shall have power to connect
i 4 aakxrr ft NIL
lions having telephone or telegraph lines
within or without the State; may lease to
other corporations, associations or In
dIyiduals Incorporated by this or
any other state, Its lines, fixtures,
buildings and apparatus, or lease from any
individuals, associations or corporations IN
oorporated by this or any other State its
lines, fixtures and apparatus, and may carry
on part Of its business and have one OF
| more offices or places of business out OF tht
, State; shall have power to construct tele'
phone or telegraph lines and establish con
nectlon by telephone or telegraph between
| any cities, towns, villages aud namlels II
this State and between any other points TIT
company may select, and to establish officei
} | for receiving and sending messages owe
| the routes Of said lines, and may erect ant
5 | eonstttiet polps works, edifices and strue
8 lures along, under and across any roads
r highways, streets and waters In this state
| with authority to enter into and upon, hoid
y occupy and enjoy any land for the purpos
A Of locating, constructing and repairing sue
!. lines; with a commission clause Tor tn
u assessment Of damages. Any person VII
r fnlly ipiuring the lines, works, &c, OF tn
company shall be liable to fine not %
ceeding $50 and, in a civil suit, for dam
ages.
to "1et there" and that the Bell men wi
a, not block their wheels SO readily next sun
mer as they did last.
Mr., TAYLOR put In another bill this Inori
o. inn, designed to remedy the abuse OF chill
n labor, The growth OF the fruit and oystt
III packing industries has OF late years 10
k tered the employment of many chiidrel
N Who in some cases are thus compelled
4 | support shlftless or dissipated parents, an
" In doing so, grow up without obtaining Q
u Education, The bill contemplates requiriI
an children OF sound body aud mind to after
Es school during portion OF the year.
re Smyrna is about to ask that her levy eo nd
ne appropriation for streets be raised to $50
no Dover which receives only $3.50, will oil
II ask for an increase In the near future. 30
-, these towns are among the few In the Sta
use whose contributions to the county full
ne warrant them In taking this STEP.
las There was lively breeze In the Hon
ms the other day over division renee Dl
on | which was killed, and Mr.. TAYLOR tntr
Mt iuced another this morning which will |
,ot | yive the controversy. The principle OF
~ Taylor's measure Is entirely antagontstic
iei that OF the defunct one, In that 1t conte
. plates the virtual sweeping away OF su
all fences, and the application OF the rule u
act every farmer shall fence only against
ex own stock and not againsttha OF his nete
not Dor. It provides that after proper not
ra. given, a farmer may remove his half oil
- line fence. The House committee on CT
loo stitutional reform has about agreed on
rer convention bill which there Is some talk
''re reporting on Monday.
use
avs Dover, March 14.-Representat
ice Peter Lowber is happy man to-nig
ere His oyster bill went through the Hol
my this afternoon, unanimously. II is Il
DOL great extent revised codiiication of
ego numerous and diverse existing oyster Q
oie, scattered through the statute. books
i've several past sessions, with two import
,es. chaupes-one specifying that hay
bed dredges overheard and men at work
one the winders shall be conclusive eyide
ivi- that boat is engaged in dredging,
, or the other restricting dredging on matt
lich beds to bona hde residents OF si1-moi
sent standing, in boats at least one-l
ldg owned and wholly manned by bona
tufe residents. The bill relates princip
sen. part of the bay between the mouth
ated Mahon's river and point TWO n
lbil- below Murderkill creek, eA> WIS
altn ton thereof for fishing putpts ftW
10 point down to Mispiiliou eeu
,.Ss, ~ yaIus iLvIu Evu n tnuu
very bay for domestic oyster planting.
1cia- residents can come mere, take OUT TIC
who and plant oysters brought from Out
il fa- the State. Most OF the natural o.
they beds Mr.. Norney says, are nortt
Mahon's and dredging thereon is COVE
and principally by the act of 1885, e1
,ern- that bona fide residents have the rig
ance dredoe on these beds for 'plants,"
edu. vessels of nine tons and under, DIT
rfeet the months of April, May and June.
all Daniel Fl. Kent, Smith Cooper, Oh
avail P. VoshelI and several others are nj
lting as incorporators in the wilmington
En-. house Company's bill, with capital I
,hool limited to 6, 900 shares of 800 each
dren charter to go into operation when II
com. cent of the stock has been paid in
ction power to receive, store, pay duty an
, dis. surance on goods, merchandise, 6
mily. &C., and to issue receipts, certifi(
com bills of lading on goods in transit a
ce of make the same negotiable, and to col
' and by branch railroads any real estate
with by the company with any ne,gho
hools railroad line.
for Mr.. Norny's st. Georges Road
the which passed the House to-day, is al
every growth of the confusion recently al
above out of the wide distribution Of :
i hap orders in that hundred. Such Q
them had been given out by each of the
COM commissioners and, bearing per oe
9 who terest, were eagerly sought after
II any yestors who were and are in no hui
money present them for redemption.
ealth, measure is designed to prevent
Q pur renee of such indiscriminate scatter
age of these obligations. 1t limits the al
lch at of road tax to be raised in the humid
he en- So, 800, and provides that one OF tht
lment. missioners shall ba the custodian
It hold order book aud that all orders sh
reatest signed by ut least two Of the three
MOS. missioners.
Mr. Taylor's bill IN relation to I
of the mouths of Kent county
reduces the forbidden limit of one 4
in' one.fourth of q mile The one N
vs. has striction was enacted ut the insta
tempt Dover men, who complained that II
man were all caught before they had a
assault to get into Jones' creek, but it b
loway, effect of cutting out bay fishing
They entirely in places where the mot
! were creeks are |, SIS than two miles apar
10 mn : n L..